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Microsoft and Facebook strike deal over AOL patents

On Monday Facebook agreed to buy a portion of the patents Microsoft recently acquired from AOL. Facebook will pay Microsoft $550 million in cash for around 650 AOL patents and patent applications. Continue reading

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AOL to sell patents to Microsoft for more than $1 billion

AOL has entered into a definitive agreement to sell over 800 of its patents and their related patent applications to Microsoft, it said Monday. Continue reading

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AOL: No plans to kill off Instant Messenger

Despite a report that AOL is killing off its popular instant messaging service, the company says that’s not true. Continue reading

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Google, Facebook, others team up to eliminate phishing

Industry heavyweights Google, PayPal, Microsoft and AOL, along with 11 other companies, are aiming to eradicate phishing through technology. Continue reading

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Downloader beware: AIM preview oversteps its bounds

AOL has released a preview version of its new AIM instant-messaging client. But in some cases, that software inserts intrusive marketing messages into all of your chats–even when you aren’t using AIM. Continue reading

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AOL Radio relaunch: Fewer commercials, more music

AOL has teamed up with Slacker to revamp AOL Radio, promising fewer commercials and more music. Continue reading

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